A numerical study on coastal defence at Chennai and related management strategies

Natural Hazards

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 523-536

  Mani, J S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal defence; Erosion; Landing beach; Management; Near shore currents; Reclamation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EROSION; HARBOR; NATURAL HAZARD; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENTATION;

ASIA; CHENNAI; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 2442533173     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NHAZ.0000023365.86710.81     Document Type: Article

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